City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes May 9, 2022, 1:00 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman, Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. “Skip” Williams, Lisa Anderson, https://cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist and Kristina Michele Martens All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call Present: Council President Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large Excused: Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below: Committee Of The Whole Hannah Stone, Chair Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Kristina Michele Martens Please be advised that if the City Council is ahead of schedule, they may start with old/new business before the official Committee of the Whole meeting time. 23338 1. Presentation by Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Richey p. 4 Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 May 9, 2022  Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney, Eric Richey, provided an overview of his office's role in the criminal justice system and an update on local crime trends, recent legislation, and other related topics. Information Only 23339 2. Crime Statistics Data p. 5 Deputy Chief Almer, provided Council with a presentation on crime statistics data from 2012-2021. Information Only. 23340 3. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Recommends a New Signature Event p. 23 Focused on Music Tara Sundin, Community and Economic Development Manager for the City of Bellingham, provided Council with a presentation related to a New Signature Event Focused on Music in the amount of $85,000 set for April. Lisa Anderson / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved approval for staff to contract with Bellingham Exit in the amount of $85,000. MOTION CARRIED 5-0-1. Recused: Daniel Hammill 23341 4. 2022-23 Consolidated Action Plan for Housing & Services p. 25 Samya Lutz, Housing and Services Program Manager, provided Council with a presentation related to the Consolidated Action Plan for Housing and Services. Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the 2022-23 consolidated action plan for housing and services. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 23342 5. Discussion of Immigrant Resource Center p. 38 Immigration Advisory Board members Liz Darrow, Lelo Juarez, Homero Jose. Danielle Siedlecki, and Australia Tobon, delivered a presentation to Council regarding an Immigrant Resource Center. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 May 9, 2022  Councilmember Martens requested that Councilmembers urged that this be a county-wide partnership. Information Only Michael Lilliquist / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved that administration develop an operational model(s) and identify organizational structure(s) and proposed budget(s) for Council to consider and to do that work in coordination with the Immigration Advisory Board and Senior Legislative Analyst. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 23343 6. Consideration of Amendments to the City Council Rules of Procedure p. 42 to Clarify the Procedure and Criteria for Determining Whether a Councilmember's Absence is "Excused" Michael Lilliquist / Lisa Anderson moved to approve all three options presented in the staff memo to amend the City Council Rules of Procedure. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Hannah Stone / Daniel Hammill moved to 12 weeks absence covering regularly scheduled meetings for Councilmember Huthman. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 23298 7. Council Debrief - Town Hall Meeting: Community Voices on Climate p. 161 Action Information Only 23277 8. Discussion of In-Person Council Meetings p. 161 Hannah Stone / Lisa Anderson moved to come back on May 23, 2022 with additional direction and discussion for a potential return to chambers in a hybrid setting. MOTION CARRIED 5-1. Opposed: Daniel Hammill Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 May 9, 2022  9. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the April 25, 2022 Committee meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 10. Old/New Business Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:58 PM. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 4 May 9, 2022